FACT SHEET for the Academic year 2023/24

University of Gothenburg, International Centre

COVID-19 INFORMATION https://studentportal.gu.se/english/coronaviru
(updated regularly) s
Website www.gu.se/en
Website for exchange students https://www.gu.se/en/study-in-gothenburg/exchange-
student
Postal Address University of Gothenburg
International Centre
Box 100
SE-40530 Gothenburg
Sweden

For courier delivery
University of Gothenburg
International Centre
Rosenlundsgatan 4
SE-411 20 Gothenburg
Sweden

Contact Person Function Contact Information

Mimmie Partnerships and Advisor for Phone: +46317863097

Håkansson Incoming and Outgoing mimmie.hakansson@
students from/to Australia, gu.se
North America, South
America and the NORDLYS- For students:
network exchangestudies@g
u.se

Annika Partnerships and Advisor for Phone: +46317862648

Larsson Incoming and Outgoing annika.larsson@gu.se
students from/to Asia and
Africa For students:
exchangestudies@g
u.se
Mikaela Green
Elin Fransson
Anna Bellomi
Application procedure
Step 1 – Nomination
Nomination deadlines
Step 2 – Online
application &
Required documents
Application deadlines
Please note separate
nomination deadlines
and application
procedures for the
Partner relations and Phone: +46317866348
Collaborative arrangements, mikaela.green@gu.se
International visits
Summer School:
summerschool@gu.se
Partner relations and Phone: +46317862794
Collaborative arrangements, elin.fransson@gu.se
International visits
Summer School for Summer School:
Sustainability summerschool@gu.se
Summer School for Phone: +46 31 786 1436
Sustainability anna.bellomi@gu.se
Summer School:
summerschool@gu.se
Exchange students must be officially nominated by their
home university. Nominations are accepted via
nomination sheet which will be emailed separately at
start of nomination period.
Fall semester or academic year: 1 April
Spring semester: 1 October
All incoming exchange students apply online.
Nominated students will receive application
instructions via e-mail in the beginning of the
application period. Information about the application
can also be found here.
The following documents are required for all students
(digitally, no hard copies):
1. Official Transcript of Records (in English)
showing all completed semesters
2. Certificate of Registration showing
currently enrolled courses
3. Copy of passport
Please note that students applying for HDK-Valand Academy
of Arts and Design will receive separate application instructions
upon nomination and will need to submit portfolio work.
Fall semester/Full academic year: 15 May
Online application portal open 1 March–15 May
Spring semester: 15 November
Online application portal open
1 September–15 November
Faculty of Fine, Applied
and Performing Arts
below.
Application deadlines
for the Faculty of Fine,
Applied and
Performing Arts
General requirements
Step 3 – Housing application
Please note: Due to current waiting lines for
visa/residence permit in Sweden, all
students in need of a visa are advised to
apply before 1 November or as early as
possible. Applications are processed
regularly as they come in.
Fall semester/Full academic year:
1 April
Spring semester
15 October (HDK-Valand Academy of Arts
and Design)
15 November (Academy of Music and
Drama)
Please note that admission to HDK-Valand Academy of
Arts and Design programmes is highly competitive and
depends largely on portfolio work. Students who are
accepted are required to follow a set track for the
term/academic year. More information and contacts
here:
HDK–Valand Academy of Arts and Design
Academy of Music and Drama
Language: Students should meet a B2 proficiency level in
English, official test results are not required. Please note:
Courses might have other language requirements.
Incoming students on bachelor/BA-level/first cycle need to
have completed one full year of studies at home university
when starting their exchange at GU.
Incoming students on master-level need to have completed
one semester of studies at home university.
Students who wish to apply for housing via GU need
to tick the housing-box in the online application.
Instructions on how to apply for housing will be sent
out via e-mail after the online application deadline has
passed. In this e-mail each student will receive a
personal code to be used in the housing application.
More information on housing and application here:
https://www.gu.se/en/study-in-gothenburg/when-you-
are-here/student-housing
Step 4 – Course application Students will need to indicate the courses they wish to
take in the online application. In addition to this,
students should upload a separate course application
sheet which they will receive via email along with the
application instructions by the latest 15 May for fall
semester/academic year and 15 November for spring
semester.
Available courses for exchange students can be found
here: https://www.gu.se/en/study-in-
gothenburg/exchange-student/courses-for-exchange-
students

Please note that there is no possibility of changing

courses after the course application deadline has
passed. GU does not have an add/drop week. Students
therefore need to choose courses carefully before
submitting the course application sheet.
Step 5 – Applications are screened regularly as they are sent
Screening in. Course applications are sent for evaluation to the
procedure respective departments after the deadlines for
fall/spring.
Step 6 – Acceptance Letter Acceptance Letters are sent out regularly during the
application period, and by the latest one week after
the application deadline.

Acceptance Letters will only be sent as digital copies by

e-mail to the student and the International Coordinator.
No original hard copies will be sent since the digital copy
is enough for the visa application.

Visa
information
In case of questions regarding the Always contact the Swedish Migration Agency in
Residence Permit Application case of any questions regarding the Residence
Permit Application:
https://www.migrationsverket.se/English/Contact-
us.html
Important: From 1 November 2022, Please visit
applicants for a permit to study or https://www.migrationsverket.se/English/Private-
conduct research in Sweden must individuals/Studying-and-researching-in-
personally show their passport Sweden/Nyhetsarkiv/2022-10-10-The-Swedish-
before the Swedish Migration Migration-Agency-is-introducing-new-rules-for-better-
Agency can make a decision. passport-check.html for more information.
Studying shorter than three Please visit
months? http://www.migrationsverket.se/info/4578_en.html for
information on visa requirements.
Studying for three months or
longer?
Academic information
Full time studies,
grading and course
load
Language of instruction
Students must have a valid residence permit for
studies included in their passport before they travel to
Sweden. Information about residence permits and
related matters can be found here. Students should
start their application for the residence permit as soon
as they receive the acceptance letter via e-mail.
A normal workload (full time studies) for one semester
is 30 credits, for full academic year: 60 credits.
Courses usually consist of 7.5 credits, 15 credits, or 30
credits each. Courses are taken in a modular system
which means students generally take one course at a
time with a final exam at the end of each course. More
information here: https://www.gu.se/en/study-in-
gothenburg/exchange-student/courses-for-exchange-
students/avoid-time-table-clashes
English (for courses open to exchange students)
Students coming to GU from other Nordic countries
are eligible for courses taught in Swedish as well.

Academic Fall 2023: 28 August - 14

Calendar January
2023/2024 Spring 2024: 15 January -
2 June
https://www.gu.se/en/study
-in-gothenburg/when-you-
are-here/academic-
calendar
Courses for Information and courses available for exchange
exchange students students can be found here:
https://www.gu.se/en/study-in-
gothenburg/exchange-student/courses-for-
exchange-students
 Arrival information, Housing, Health Care and Insurance

Arrival Day and Pick-up service available on arrival days. Information

Orientation/ and Welcome programme:
Welcome Week https://utbildning.gu.se/education/incoming-
student/welcomeprogramme
Housing contact studenthousing@gu.se
and webpage
https://www.gu.se/en/study-in-gothenburg/when-you-
are-here/student-housing
Living expenses https://www.gu.se/en/about-the-university/welcome-
services/cost-of-living

Medical services Foreign students who are not entitled to public health
care in Sweden can receive support from the University's
provider of student health services. Read more:
https://studentportal.gu.se/english/study-environment-
and-rules/student-healthcare. This concerns students
from countries outside the European Union and students
with a residence permit for less than one year.
Study Support To the extent possible, international students with a
permanent and documented disability can be offered
study support to facilitate their studies at the University
of Gothenburg.
https://www.gu.se/en/study-in-gothenburg/when-you-are-
here/student-services-and-support/studying-with-a-
disability
Insurance All incoming exchange students are covered by the
Swedish State Insurance for Foreign Students in
Sweden, STUDENT IN.
https://www.kammarkollegiet.se/engelska/start/all-
services/insurance-for-foreign-visitors/student-
insurance/exchange-students-in-sweden